Parks & Recreation Upcoming Events
View upcoming events from the Parks and Recreation Department.
Discovery Day: Powerful Pollinators (ages 0-6)
Apr 18, 2026 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
— Taylor Ranch Public Library
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Join an Open Space Educator with your little one at an Albuquerque Public Library and have fun together making discoveries about the natural world with hands-on science, story time, and an art project.
Intertwined Detritus Workshop with Jane Cornish Smith, artist!
Apr 18, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 02:00 PM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Jane will provide a demo and workshop to the Albuquerque community detailing how the pieces for the show Intertwined Detritus were made, as well as a hands-on art project creating abstracted water and landscapes, using recycled papers, wax, silt, and charcoal on mineral paper. Join us for this free workshop!
Foothills Wild Guided Hike
Apr 19, 2026 from 08:30 AM to 10:30 AM
— Elena Gallegos | Cottonwood Spring Trailhead
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Come learn about the local flora and fauna in the Sandia Mountains.
Discovery Day: Powerful Pollinators (ages 0-6)
Apr 22, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
— San Pedro Public Library
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Join an Open Space Educator with your little one at an Albuquerque Public Library and have fun together making discoveries about the natural world with hands-on science, story time, and an art project.
Discovery Day: Powerful Pollinators (ages 0-6)
Apr 23, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
— Cherry Hills Public Library
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Join an Open Space Educator with your little one at an Albuquerque Public Library and have fun together making discoveries about the natural world with hands-on science, story time, and an art project.
City Nature Challenge: Piedras Marcadas Canyon Trail
Apr 24, 2026 from 05:30 PM to 07:30 PM
— Piedras Marcadas Canyon Trail
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City Nature Challenge is an international effort to find and document plants and wildlife in cities around the world.
National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) Walks 2026
Apr 25, 2026 from 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Join NAMI Walks at the Open Space Visitor Center as they embark into the Bosque. Step forward. Feel supported. Walk together.
2026 World Tai Chi Day Celebration at the Open Space Visitor Center!
Apr 25, 2026 from 09:30 AM to 11:00 AM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Join a global movement of health, harmony, and healing! Be part of this worldwide celebration of peace, wellness, and community. Experience the gentle power of Tai Chi and Qigong while connecting with others in a shared moment of global unity on the back patio of the Open Space Visitor Center.
City Nature Challenge: Elena Gallegos Open Space
Apr 25, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
— Elena Gallegos Open Space | Double Shelter
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City Nature Challenge is an international effort to find and document plants and wildlife in cities around the world.
Free Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk at the Open Space Visitor Center Grounds and Traditional Garden!
Apr 25, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 02:00 PM
— Open Space Visitor Center
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Join Dara Saville of Albuquerque Herbalism for a relaxed and informative walk through the Open Space Visitor Center grounds.